A figure in Maori wood carving, with a birdlike head and a human body.
鸟头人身图案（一种毛利人雕刻图案）
there is one central figure with manaia either side
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The large manaia represents immortal life.
Mighty Manaia towered above them in sculptured splendour.
This shows a closed-mouth manaia with a very large hand on the body.
The beautiful taonga also includes a manaia carved halfway down its length.
The important symbol in Maori carving termed the manaia is basically avian in origin, assuming human characters in many of its forms, and producing "bird-men" of distinctive type.
This is a conjectural rough-draft reconstruction of Manutuke II's end wall with five "stemmed" or "ribbed" manaia panels.
Sometimes you'll see tiki or manaia or different kowhaiwhai forms coming through it.
A school farewell was forfeited and replaced with a private staff function two weeks ago at which he was presented with a manaia pendant in recognition of more than 20 years in charge of Murrays Bay School.
There is a second set of panels with amanaia motif.
Equally resonant is the flag devoted to Motutapu, which contains the Christian symbol of the cross raised alongside a white banner and a blue manaia crested with three feathers.